“The nation already has a Democrat Party [and] we don’t need two Democrat Parties,” he continued.

In his address, Rubio offered a broad criticism of government.

“We know that every issue does not have its solution in government,” he said. “We were never supposed to have the government involved in K-12 education [and] that’s why we don’t need Common Core.

“There is no replacement for the family,” he continued. “It is the original government [and] the best school.

“Government cannot make you a better family member, a better husband or a better wife,” he added. “You can’t have a strong people without strong values. Government cannot remove that from you.”

Rubio also highlighted religious liberty, which he said was under threat from the federal government.

“We have a government that increasingly targets the faith community in this nation,” he said. “We have a tax code that discourages marriage.

“I will have a Justice Department that defends the rights and liberties of every single American. The only way forward is to re-embrace the principles that originally made us a great nation,” he added.